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Iraqis detain 5 Americans in Baghdad

AP | By, Baghdad
Jun 07, 2009 11:09 PM IST

Iraqi authorities have detained five US citizens in connection with the death of an American contractor in Baghdad, officials said, in what could be the first case of Americans facing local justice under a joint security pact that took effect this year.

Iraqi authorities have detained five US citizens in connection with the death of an American contractor in Baghdad, officials said on Sunday, in what could be the first case of Americans facing local justice under a joint security pact that took effect this year.

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The body of Jim Kitterman, who was reportedly bound, blindfolded and stabbed, was found in his car last month in the protected Green Zone where his small construction company was based.

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It was an unprecedented slaying in the sprawling district and occurred at a time when blast walls are coming down and Iraqi forces are assuming greater control of their own security.

US Embassy spokesman James Fennell confirmed that five Americans are in Iraqi custody but said no formal charges have been filed so he couldn't provide further details about the detention.

Embassy officials have visited the men to make sure they're being given their rights in accordance with Iraqi law, Fennell said, adding "the men appeared well."

Maj. Gen. Hussein Ali Kamal, a senior Iraqi Interior Ministry official, said the detained Americans were from the same company as the slain contractor, but he declined to give more details because the investigation is ongoing.

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